Where does “bidentate” come from?

bidentate (Latin) comes from Latin bidentatus, from Latin Dentatus, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

bidentate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of bidentātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of bidentātus

Ancestry of “bidentate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbidentatusbidentate
2LatinDentatustoothed, having teeth
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Italic dents →